Bellenden Gardens in Edinburgh is shaped like a GIANT you-know-what

The cul-de-sac isn't just known for its snigger-inducing name, but the shape of it is basically a giant penis.

Whether the shape or the name came first is unclear but someone at the council was clearly having a laugh when both were settled on.

Local resident Robert Duncan told the Edinburgh Evening News: "I live just around the corner from Bellenden and we have always had a laugh at the name, but now the shape of the street has just added to the fun."

Earlier this week we showed you the rudest street names in Britain (see gallery below) and Bellenden Gardens can surely be added to the list, what with its apt shape.

Mary Cunningham, who lives in Walter Scott Avenue, near to Bellenden Gardens, added: "I see there is a Bell End named in the English list, but ours is much funnier because the street is also shaped like a giant willy."